Acceleration of the spectral stochastic FEM using POD and element based discrete empirical approximation for a micromechanical model of heterogeneous materials with random geometry

Pivovarov D, Steinmann P, Willner K (2019)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

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Article Number: 112689

DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2019.112689

Abstract

The spectral stochastic FEM with local basis functions in the stochastic domain (SL-FEM) is one of the most flexible and accurate stochastic methods, however, also the most computationally expensive. These expenses are traditionally associated with the extra large tangent stiffness matrix and a huge number of elements which need to be re-integrated in every iteration. In this work we incorporate the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) into the SL-FEM, thus performing a drastic reduction of the stiffness matrix. In order to reduce the integration costs by hyperreduction, a novel element-based modification of the discrete empirical interpolation, the so-called element-based empirical approximation method (EDEAM), is developed and combined with the POD. Particular advantages of the SL-FEM for order reduction and hyperreduction compared to other stochastic techniques are discussed. The new reduced-order SL-FEM is applied to the computational homogenization of materials with random geometry of the microstructure, i.e. to a general class of problems exhibiting strongly nonlinear, non-smooth and sometimes discontinuous dependency of the solution on some random parameters. The reduced-order SL-FEM demonstrates a high accuracy and a high solution speed, whereby the solution time for the reduced-order SL-FEM is comparable to the solution time of only one single Monte-Carlo sample.

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APA:

Pivovarov, D., Steinmann, P., & Willner, K. (2019). Acceleration of the spectral stochastic FEM using POD and element based discrete empirical approximation for a micromechanical model of heterogeneous materials with random geometry. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2019.112689

MLA:

Pivovarov, Dmytro, Paul Steinmann, and Kai Willner. "Acceleration of the spectral stochastic FEM using POD and element based discrete empirical approximation for a micromechanical model of heterogeneous materials with random geometry." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (2019).

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